32.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Braeside · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Braeside
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 30% of people in Braeside were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where English, Australian, and Irish roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 52.0%, followed by Australian and Irish roots at 16.0% each and Italian at 12.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 32.0% of residents were born overseas, which is among the highest for similar areas and a little above the Victorian figure. While 80.0% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 12.0%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Braeside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20320/braeside/topic/ancestry-heritage